Cigar and cigarette holder



July 12, 1932' A. 1. GAUTHJER, JR, ETAL 1,86652641 Filed Aug. 16, 1928Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT L. GAUTHIEB,.13., Ann mean 1r. rmTTooKs, o'r cnro'aeo, rumors, assrenons To TEEnonmrr COMPANY or cnrcaeo, A CORPORATION or rumors CIGAR- AND CIGARETTE301mm Application filed August 16, 1928. Serial No. 299,934.

Our invention relates to holders for cigarettes or cigars; that is tosay, the device is intended for use in smoking tobacco arranged incylindrical or substantially cylindrical formand provided with acombustible cover or wrapper of tobacco.

The object of our invention is to provide a holder or device wherein thecigar or cigarette is entirely enclosed or housed so as to.

It; protect the user from hot ashes or burning particles of tobaccowhile smoking; our imroved device thus eliminates all danger of urningholes in the clothes of the smoker or other articles-and hencepreventingthe possibility of igniting inflammable articles.

A further object of our invention is the production of a device whereinthe cigarette or cigar will automatically be centered and held inslightly spaced relation with the outer wall 2o 01' member of the holderso as to permit air circulation between the cigarette or cigar encasingmember and the outer wall or member of the holder, thereby preventingexcessive heating of the outer wall or member. This not only assists inmaintaining combustion and prevents burning the fingers of the usershould he improperly grasp the outer end of the holder, but alsoprovides a cooler smoke.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder so constructedthat free circulation of air about the inner or mouth piece engaging endof the cigarette or cigar is prevented and ready combustion reduced with4 the result that the burning cigarette or cigar will normally becomeextinguished, thus enabling the butt end to be easily removed from themouth piece portion of the holder.

A further object of our invention is to provide a holder wherein theinner casing or cigarette or cigar encasing member may be readilyreplaced and renewed when the occasion requires, thus eliminating thenecessity and expense of an entirelynew holder.

The above enumerated objects and advantages of our improved holder, aswell as other proved device.

Figure 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 illustrates a'blank or sheet of reticulate material out ofwhich the inner member is constructed.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrat ing the manner of formingthe innerreticulate member; showing the same before the interlockededges of the blank are crimped or finally bent into place.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of this'inner member.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of said member.

The device in its specific embodiment comprises a mouth piece 10, of anysuitable material, having the usual duct 11 extending longitudinallytherethrough and terminating in an enlarged orifice at the inner end toreceive the end of a cigar or one end of a cigarette shown at 12 inFigure 2.

The inner end of the mouth piece 10 is shown externally threaded at 13to receive the internally threaded end of the outer member or casing 15.The outer member or casing may have any suitable external configurationand be made of any suitable tasteless and odorless material adapted towithstand heat.

The outer member or casing 15 is preferably made'so that its lengthbeyond the inner attached end of the mouth-piece 10, is slightly lessthan the length of a cigarette or cigar as shown in Figure 2 for reasonshereinafter set forth. 1

The outer member or casing 15 on its interior and beyond thescrew-threads 14, is

provided with an internal shoulder at 16, which is produced by taperingor internally outer member 15. The openings in the particularexemplification are provided by making the major portion of the memberof skeleton form consisting of the circumfer-.

entially extending spaced apart ribs 20 intersected 'by thelongitudinally extending spaced ribs 21. This construction, as isapparent, permits free circulation of air. The outer end of member 15 onits interior is slightly reduced and threaded as shown at 22 to receivethe externall threaded cap member 23, The cap mem r 23 is slightlyflared or tapered on its interior as shown at 24 in Figure 2 so as toreceive the outer end of the reticulate inner member 18 and cause thelatter to be centered and held in Zpgos'tion.

is apparent from the construction shown in Figure 2, the innerreticulate mem= her 18 is seated at one end on the shoulder '16 andwithin the ta cred or flared portion 17 of the outer mem r 15, while theother or outer end of the inner member 18 is seated within the flaredportion 24 of the cap mem bar 23, thus causing the inner reticulatemember to be held concentrically within the outer member 15 and in seedrelation therewith. By reason of this construction free circulation ofair within outer member 15 and about inner member 18 is made possiblewith the result that excessive heatin of the outer member 15 isprevented an burning the fingers of the user not likely and the more orthe device made possible. This arrangement of the members assistscombustion and provides a cooler smoke than otherwise would be the ease.

The ca member 23 -'-is preferably pro vvided wit the flange 25 adaptedto lap the outer end of the outer member 15 and provides means forgrasping the cap when 1t is desired to unscrew the same for removal.

The cap member 23 is perforated preferably by having a comparativelylarge opening 26 so as to emit the cigar or cigarette end to be ligh Inorder to revent egress of the hot ashes, the 'ca mom 1' 23 is providedwith a reticulate e ement 27 in the nature of a foraminated disc or wiremesh which is firmly seated at the base of the inner flared wall orportion of the cap member and against the outer wall; the hole 26 in theouter wall of the cap member being made to leave alsmall circumferentialinner shoulder at readily enter the ure 2.

less general handling of 28 provide a seat for the perimeter of the disc27 see Figure 2.

In igures 3 to 6 in which the inner member 18 is preferably constructed;namely by cutting a sheet of very fine mesh screen to proper size justsufficient to provide the tubular construction shown in Figure 5 withouta material la or seam. The rectangular sheet of finemesli 29 shown inFigure 3 is preferably cut away at the 'four corners as shown at 30, and31, so as to have no overlapping material at the ends of the tubularinner member 18, thus permitting the end, havin cut away portions 30 toared portion 17 of the outer member 15 in firm relation therewith andpermit the end of the inner member 18 to seat on the shoulder 16. As theinner member 18 does not extend as far into the cap member 23, thecorners 31, 31, are not cut away to the same extent as corners 30, 30,see Figure 3; the cut away portions 31, 31, being provided so as to haveno overlapping material and to permit the end of the inner member 18 toreadily enter the flared portion of cap member 23 to seat (in theshoulder 28. As is apparent, the inner member 18 will at all times beproperly centered within the holder and will be maintained in slightspaced relation with the main ortion of the outer member 15, as clearlys own in Fig- The longitudinal ledges 32 and 33 of the blank 29 of finewire mesh are then bent in opposite directions, substantially at rightangles to the main portion as shown in Figure 4, so that theseoppositely disposed bent portions 32 and 33 will interlock with eachother when the blank or sheet 29 has been rolled by means of a suitablemandrel or tool into tubular form.

The interlocked edges or portions 32, 33, while the rolled sheet isstill on the mandrel or tool are then subjected to pressure so as toproperly crimp the interengaging. portions 32, 33 in the manner shown at34 1n Figure 6. The corners 30, and 31 are cut away to a depthcommensurate with the bent lon itudinal edges 32 and 33, so thatv when te sheet has been rolled into tubular form, these cut away corners willmerely come into juxtaposition or abutting relation as shown in Figure 5at 35. As these ends 35 are seated within the imperforate portions ofthe holder it is evident that even if a proper abutting relation at thecorners is not provided, escape of ashes-would be impossible.

Constructing the inner member 18 as described provides the member with asmooth inner surface so that insertion of a cigarette may be easily madewithout injury to the ci arette. 1

t will be understood, of course, that our improved holders may be madein sizes to suit the standard size cigarette or cigar, which weillustrate the manner is preferably inserted into the mouthiece afterremovlng the outer element 15 wit its contained inner member 18; thelatter being firmly held in place by the shoulder 16 and the cap member23. The cigarette or cigar having been inserted into the mouth-piece 10,outer member 15 with its inner member 18 is then slipped onto thecigarette and the inner end of member 15 screwed onto the mouth-piece10.

It is apparent that shifting or dislocation of the cigarette will beimpossible and that egress of ashes or lighted portions of tobacco isimpossible.

. With the large protected opening 26 at the end of the holder,lighting'of the cigarette or cigar is easily accomplished.

T'Vhen it is desired to clean or renew the inner member 18, afterconsiderable use of the holder, this may be easily accomplished bysimply unscrewing cap member 23 thereby exposing the outer end of innermember 18 and permitting the member 18 to be pulled out of outer member15. With our improved holder it is apparent that when occasion requiresthe inner member 18 may be replaced without necessitating discarding theentire holder, as the inner members will be comparatively inexpensive,and materially less than the cost of the main portion of the holder. Atthe same time the fine mesh inner member 18 is protected by thenon-pliable or non-flexing outer shell or membervso that injuring of theholder is impossible during its handling or while in the pocket of theuser.

Furthermore, it is also apparent that the holder with a lightedcigarette may be placed on an object without danger of scorching orburning the object because the'outer member is in spaced relation withthe inner cigarette holding member 18 and therefore will not becomeexcessively heated.

We are aware that various types of cigarette and cigar holders have beenproduced, but none of the holders with which we are familiar consist ofthe elements constructed as illustrated, combined and arranged as shownand described; and while we describe what is believed to be the bestembodiment of the invention, modifications may be made in detailswithout, however, departing from the spirit of our invention.

What we claim is:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a mouthpiece having a smoke passagetherethrough and a socket at its outer end for receiving the cigarette,an outer casing member having screw-threaded engagement with saidmouthpiece and being imperforate for a considerable distance beyond theend of the mouthpiece, the outer part of said casing having a series ofopenings sp'acedlongitudinally and circumferentially, a removable capattachable to the outer end of said casing, said cap having a lightingopening therein and being I 2. A cigarette holder comprising a mouthpiece, a cylindrical shell member provided with a plurality of slotsarranged intermediate of the ends thereof, the inner end of said memberhaving screw-threaded connection with the mouth piece, said inner endbeing also provided internally with a shoulder, a perforated capremovably secured to the outer end of said shell member, the .inner endof said cap being tapered interiorly toward the opening therein, areticulate element secured in the tapered portion of said cap, and aremovable reticulate cigarette encaslng member telescopically positionedwithin said shell member in spaced relation thereto, the inner end ofsaid encasing member seating on said shoulder on the shell member andthe outer end thereof engaging the tapered portion of the cap. 7

ALBERT L. GAUTHIER, 'Jn. EDGAR H. MATTOCKS.

